I’ve fought for a free internet for thirty years. Here’s where I think we went wrong, and right ~tech internet Article 2493 words 15 votes
A six year old girl was arrested and held in a mental institution without her parents' consent, under a controversial Florida law known as the Baker Act ~health.mental Article 1050 words 11 votes
Re-evaluating the DMCA twenty-two years later: Let’s think of the users ~tech internet Article 1257 words 13 votes
Bad company: The corporate appropriation of nature, divinity, and personhood in U.S. culture ~humanities philosophy Link 6 votes
The Sprint/T-Mobile merger: A jump-the-shark moment for antitrust? ~finance business Article 1919 words 7 votes
Switzerland votes to ban homophobic discrimination ~lgbt Article 415 words, published Jan 15 2020 10 votes
What powers do US judges have over an administration? ~humanities Article 2976 words, published Mar 2 2017 4 votes
Sweden has been criticized by the UN for failings when it comes to the rights of the indigenous Sámi people ~life Link 9 votes
Got lacteal secretions? Virginia tries to limit the legal definition of milk. ~food drinks Article 416 words 7 votes
Washington state proposes legislation aimed at preventing class-action lawsuits against video game companies: would change the legal definition of "illegal gambling games" to exclude video games ~games Article 573 words, published Jan 4 2020 6 votes
For years, Microsoft has moved billions in profits to Puerto Rico to avoid taxes. When the IRS pushed it to pay, Microsoft aggressively fought back in court, lobbied Congress and changed the law. ~finance business Article 7164 words 21 votes
Utah has voted to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy for children, becoming the 19th US state to outlaw the discredited practice ~lgbt Article 333 words 18 votes
Prohibition was a failed experiment in moral governance ~humanities.history Article 475 words 13 votes
A Missouri bill intended to bar libraries from stocking “age-inappropriate sexual material” for children could land librarians who refuse to comply with it in jail ~books libraries Article 534 words 15 votes
Putin has suggested a bunch of constitutional amendments. Here’s what he wants to change ~news russia politics law Link 21 votes
US Supreme Court hears arguments in New Jersey "Bridgegate" scandal. The decision could have broad implications for how federal prosecutors pursue allegations of public corruption. ~news usa.nj politics law Article 971 words 8 votes
Judge rules that student loan debt is dischargeable in bankruptcy ~finance Article 2128 words 18 votes
Florida faces a rocky rollout to restore voting rights after felony convictions ~news usa.fl law.constitutional Article 1685 words 13 votes
The code of capital: How the law creates wealth and inequality ~misc Video 1:19:57, published Dec 9 2019 6 votes
California's new employment law is starting to crush freelancers ~finance business Article 1592 words, published Dec 11 2019 5 votes
JK Rowling's Maya Forstater tweets support hostile work environments, not free speech ~lgbt transgender Article 1536 words 27 votes
The law that helped the internet flourish now undermines democracy ~tech internet Article 934 words 8 votes
India suspends internet and phone services in some parts of the country to quell protests over new citizenship law that excludes Muslims ~news india law Article 1054 words 21 votes
India's Parliament approves controversial citizenship bill that grants citizenship to minorities facing persecution from three neighbouring countries - but excludes Muslims ~news india politics law Article 97 words 9 votes
The new debtor's prisons: High-interest loan companies are using Utah’s small claims courts to arrest borrowers and take their bail money ~finance Article 5416 words 15 votes
There are now traffic cameras that can spot you using your phone while driving ~transport Article 232 words 9 votes
South Carolina's system for magistrate judges is unlike any state in the country: judges can have less training than barbers but still decide thousands of cases each year ~life Article 4869 words 4 votes
European Commission refers Denmark to the Court for failing to fulfil its obligations in relation to the name 'Feta' ~food Link 4 votes
From January, jet fuel suppliers in Norway must blend 0.5% of biofuel in all their aviation fuel – a policy Oslo hopes will lead to lower CO2 emissions ~enviro Article 557 words 7 votes
In Mississippi, Jim Crow era laws result in a high rate of black kids charged as adults ~humanities.history Article 6647 words 6 votes
NH lawmaker blocks device repair bill, tells constituents to just buy new $1k phones ~tech Article 630 words 7 votes
EU passes “Right to repair” Law to make large appliances easier to repair starting from 2021 ~tech Article 341 words, published Oct 2 2019 31 votes
Andrew Yang was groomed for a high-paying job at an elite law firm. He lasted five months. ~misc politics Article 2803 words 9 votes
Denmark approves stripping IS fighters of citizenship – bill was fast-tracked amid concerns imprisoned IS fighters may escape during a Turkish offensive ~news denmark politics law Article 507 words 8 votes
House overwhelmingly approves contentious new copyright bill ~news law usa politics Article 654 words 19 votes
It's not just a bunch of flowers - Why supporting Extinction Rebellion in a spirit of cooperation and friendship has, at times, been extraordinarily difficult ~life Article 1028 words 10 votes